A letter written by John Stagenwalt, a 1st U.S. Infantry soldier stationed at New Orleans during its occupation by the Union Army. Written in brown ink on one sheet of lined wove paper folded to form four pages, the letter is addressed to John Sheaffer, of Bareville, Leacock Township, Pennsylvania, with the salutation [Dear Father]. At top right is [New Orleans July 30 1866]. In the letter, written on the same day as the New Orleans Massacre, Stagenwalt mentions the election writing "There is an ellection in New Orleans today. There is a great ecsitement prevails throughout camp about the result of the ellection." He signs off on the third page, "Your affectionate son." The last page has only some numerical markings in graphite.
| Date | July 30, 1866 |
| Written by | John Stagenwalt, American, 1843 - 1885 |
| Received by | John Sheaffer, American, born 1802 |
| Subject of | United States Army, American, founded 1775 |
| Place made | New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America |
| Place used | Bareville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America |
| Medium | ink on wove paper |
| Dimensions | H x W (open): 9 13/16 × 15 1/2 in. (25 × 39.3 cm) |
| Dimensions | H x W (closed): 9 13/16 × 7 13/16 in. (25 × 19.8 cm) |
| Credit Line | Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture |
| Object number | 2021.16.22.4 |
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